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ATS 3.6 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT – ADHERENCE

The process of Flow Management involves continual monitoring and regulation of the flow of air traffic. The timely implementation of flow management measures and the communication of restrictions to the appropriate controllers are of prime importance, as is the adherence … Continued

ATS 3.27 SID AND STAR NAMING

The use of SIDs and STARS has grown tremendously in the past decade. Unfortunately, there has been a noticeable lack of standardization and the result pilots face is a confusing mix of local practices. One of these is how the … Continued

Policy Review: Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP)

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.9 – WP No. 93 Policy Review: Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP) Presented by TOC Summary Global navigation satellite systems and advanced flight management systems have improved the accuracy … Continued

Compliance with Air Traffic Flow Management Measures

30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, 22-26 April 1991 WP No. 59 Compliance with Air Traffic Flow Management Measures Air Traffic Flow management (ATFM) measures are required when the capacity of the ATC system is insufficient … Continued

Terrain Clearance and Airspace Design

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 89 Terrain Clearance and Airspace Design Presented by TOC Summary The increasing usage of structured departure and arrival procedures, including PBN operations, has brought to light existing ambiguities in current … Continued

En-route Wake Turbulence

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 89 En-route Wake Turbulence Presented by TOC Summary All the prescriptions about wake turbulence separation are established only for approach/ or departure phases. En-route separation (time or distance based), is … Continued

Digitising Flight Progress Strip Displays

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 160 Digitising Flight Process Strip Displays Presented by TOC Summary The paper-based Flight Progress Strip is an old and venerable tool of our trade, but it is getting to … Continued

Free Flight

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 93 Free Flight The 35th conference charged SC1 with the responsibility of monitoring developments of the rapidly evolving concept of “Free Flight”. Concept Three basic philosophies are being developed … Continued

The Use of Non-flight Plannable Levels in the Nat Region for Contingency

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 91 The Use of Non-flight Plannable Levels in the Nat Region for Contingency Introduction Within the North Atlantic Area (NAT) the introduction of reduced separation standards has raised awareness of … Continued

Environmental Issues in ATM

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 91 Environmental Issues in ATM Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 At the 40th IFATCA conference 2001 in Geneva, SC1 accepted the work item concerning environmental issues in ATM. This item … Continued